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Tuesday, June 26, 2007

What happened to Chris Benoit and family...

I heard they just had a press conference of law enforcement officials in Fayette County, Georgia. Benoit strangled his wife, Nancy, and his 7-year-old son Daniel then hung himself in a weight room. They believe this to be a case of "roid-rage".

Here's more from the Sun-Times...
Pro wrestler Chris Benoit strangled his wife and smothered his son before hanging himself in his weight room, a law enforcement official close to the investigation told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

Authorities also said they are investigating whether steroids may have been a factor in the deaths of Benoit, his wife and their 7-year-old son. Steroid abuse has been linked to depression, paranoia, and aggressive behavior or angry outbursts known as ''roid rage.''

''We don't know yet. That's one of the things we'll be looking at,'' said Fayette County District Attorney Scott Ballard. He said test results may not be back for weeks.

Autopsies were scheduled Tuesday by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

Authorities were investigating the deaths at a secluded Fayette County home as a murder-suicide and were not seeking any suspects. The official who described the manner of death spoke on the condition of anonymity because the information was to be released at a news conference later Tuesday.

Investigators believe Benoit (pronounced ben-WAH) killed his wife, 43-year-old Nancy, and son Daniel during the weekend and then himself Monday. The bodies were found Monday afternoon in three separate rooms of the house, off a gravel road about two miles from the Whitewater Country Club.
Steroids have historically been a problem in WWE. Vince McMahon almost went to jail over steroids. A lot of wrestlers who have died recently were a result of drugs of somekind. Everything from simple painkillers to even steroids. Very sad either way.

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